October is here, and it brings a crucial call to action: Breast Cancer Awareness. We know that early detection is your most effective defense against breast cancer. That’s why the McMahon Center for Breast Health actively offers the region’s top-tier breast imaging services. Choosing the right technology for your annual screening directly impacts your outcome. We want you to understand the superior nature of digital mammography and why the McMahon Center is the right choice for your health and peace of mind.
Your Most Effective Defense Starts Here
The chance of a woman developing invasive breast cancer in her lifetime is about 1 in 8. Consequently, early detection remains your most effective defense, and digital mammography provides the leading tool for finding cancer when you can treat it most effectively.
We offer both Screening Mammography (for asymptomatic women) and Diagnostic Mammography (to follow up on abnormalities). Thus, our mission compels us to combine cutting-edge imaging with a compassionate, patient-centered experience to give you the clearest results and the utmost comfort. This high standard of care begins with our advanced digital technology.
Advanced Digital Mammography
The McMahon Center uses the state-of-the-art Fujifilm Medical Systems FCRm full-field digital mammography system. Digital mammography represents the gold standard in breast screening. In fact, this digital technology isn’t widely available, yet we brought this advanced system to Southwest Oklahoma because your health demands the best.
Digital mammography captures images using a special electronic detector, actively converting them into digital pictures for review on a computer monitor. Ultimately, this process delivers several critical benefits over older, film-based methods:
Improved Accuracy: Studies demonstrate that digital mammograms detect cancers better in women with particularly dense breasts and those younger than 50. Crucially, radiologists manipulate the digital images to heighten the contrast between dense tissue and cancerous cells.
Faster Exams: Because image acquisition is faster—often under a minute—your overall exam time shrinks significantly, reducing it to about half of that of film-based mammography.
Increased Comfort and Less Stress: We prioritize your comfort. Moreover, digital images allow us to correct for under- or over-exposure immediately. Therefore, this eliminates the need for many women to undergo stressful repeat mammograms. Furthermore, we use Mammo Pads, which actively create a warmer, softer barrier without compromising image clarity.
Choose McMahon Center
When you select the McMahon Center for Breast Health, you choose a facility that combines our cutting-edge digital mammography technology with compassionate, specialized care:
Specialized Expertise: Our facility holds certification from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and meets all Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requirements. This means a certified female Radiologic Technologist who specializes in mammography performs your procedure.
Double-Check Protection: Every exam goes through iCAD computer-aided detection, a powerful technology that provides a secondary, computer-aided interpretation of any areas of concern. Thus, we ensure nothing is missed.
Local Access to Excellence: You deserve the highest quality breast imaging. We proudly bring one of the most advanced digital mammography systems available right here in Lawton—meaning you don’t have to travel.
Schedule Your Screening
Your annual screening serves as the most important appointment you make this year. Therefore, don’t delay. Take charge of your breast health this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Call 580-250-5946 to schedule your digital mammography today!
Resources:
https://www.ccmhhealth.com/womens-health/womens-imaging/mcmahon-center-for-breast-health/
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/mammo
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